New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 116

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✨ Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics



The Census and Statistics Act, 1910.—Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics.

THE collection of agricultural and pastoral statistics for the season 1917–18 is now sufficiently advanced to enable preliminary figures to be given for the Dominion. Complete returns have so far been received for 119 counties out of the 125 which comprise the Dominion. Estimates have been made for the incomplete portions of the remaining six counties. The tables appended hereto are consequently liable to revision on the complete returns coming to hand.

Census and Statistics Office, Wellington, 23rd August, 1918.

MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician.

INTERIM RETURNS.

I.—TABLE showing APPROXIMATE AREAS and YIELDS of the PRINCIPAL CROPS in each Land District in the Dominion.

Land District. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Maize. Rye-grass. Cocksfoot. Potatoes. Turnips. Mangolds.
For Threshing. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. Not harvested (Fed off, &c.). For Threshing. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. Not harvested (Fed off, &c.). For Threshing. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. For Threshing. For Ensilage.
Area. Yield. Area. Yield. Area. Yield. Area. Yield. Area. Yield. Area. Yield. Area. Yield. Area. Yield. Area. Yield. Area. Yield. Area. Yield. Area.
Acres. Bushels. Acres. Tons. Acres. Acres. Bushels. Acres. Tons. Acres. Acres. Bushels. Acres. Tons. Acres. Bushels. Acres. Tons. Acres. Lb. Acres. Lb. Acres. Tons. Acres. Acres.
Auckland .. 620 15,476 178 280 95 206 4,448 14,605 19,163 313 333 8,241 125 223 4,852 181,238 336 2,417 309 82,927 880 144,128 2,836 12,134 50,830 1,037
Hawke’s Bay .. 945 24,588 43 82 28 515 15,571 11,051 16,790 360 1,559 65,281 192 398 3,093 179,626 83 332 2,529 931,406 289 30,021 1,028 5,115 11,332 200
Taranaki .. 698 16,986 .. .. .. 433 11,491 5,264 9,196 279 273 10,066 36 70 13 319 33 77 66 16,155 31 5,114 440 1,769 30,834 1,379
Wellington .. 6,959 148,182 410 584 68 3,802 107,025 17,506 26,360 596 911 28,024 62 132 30 1,029 69 172 3,446 874,057 425 44,269 2,045 10,929 30,877 920
Nelson .. 1,333 20,701 55 68 20 860 17,000 8,641 9,385 196 1,200 23,000 3 20 .. .. 9 85 45 9,990 117 11,571 516 1,780 4,950 17
Marlborough .. 3,285 57,125 40 51 111 872 22,915 14,607 25,150 532 4,900 118,166 .. .. 3 95 7 35 715 132,226 195 21,181 373 1,633 1,942 218
Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 300 389 554 130 .. .. 3 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 150 1,685 ..
Canterbury .. 217,272 5,254,374 977 1,975 2,223 79,565 2,066,945 137,439 153,009 15,318 5,777 171,411 65 112 52 1,382 8 25 35,492 12,761,838 13,031 1,924,508 11,529 49,150 103,962 3,616
Otago .. 42,442 1,134,380 345 484 245 36,727 1,280,691 53,417 84,761 2,057 4,062 138,318 59 78 .. .. .. .. 8,672 1,973,534 1,246 96,718 2,511 8,312 94,163 1,184
Southland .. 3,323 88,937 19 25 45 30,409 1,259,005 44,706 68,485 417 274 9,554 1 2 .. .. .. .. 17,447 8,733,604 386 106,477 1,321 6,972 110,720 40
Totals, Dominion, 1917–18 (interim figures only) 276,877 6,761,249 2,067 3,549 2,835 153,399 4,785,391 307,625 412,853 20,198 19,289 572,061 546 1,047 8,043 363,689 545 3,143 68,721 25,515,737 16,600 2,383,987 22,635 97,944 441,295 8,611
Totals, Dominion, 1916–17 (final figures) 217,743 5,051,227 3,738 5,186 2,871 177,524 5,371,436 354,550 432,878 32,738 29,646 738,050 1,240 2,151 6,359 274,283 711 5,107 79,135 23,049,749 16,134 1,907,043 26,156 133,642 526,283 9,073

II.—TABLE showing the APPROXIMATE NUMBERS of the Principal Varieties of LIVE-STOCK in each Land District in the Dominion (inclusive of its Interior Boroughs).

Land District. Horses, as at 31st Jan., 1918. Dairy Cows, as at 31st Jan., 1918 (in Milk and Dry). Total Cattle, as at 31st Jan., 1918 (including Figures in Previous Column). Number of Sheep shorn Season 1917–18. Number of Lambs tailed, Season 1917–18. Sheep (including Lambs), as at 30th April, 1918. Pigs, as at 31st Jan., 1918.
Auckland .. 98,740 284,937 974,345 1,829,680 807,932 1,844,666 80,239
Hawke’s Bay .. 39,754 43,115 428,607 5,726,715 2,559,184 6,308,338 16,129
Taranaki .. 25,716 147,523 353,941 1,039,764 375,455 960,219 37,609
Wellington .. 52,584 130,749 551,646 5,348,085 2,611,678 5,724,165 36,768
Nelson .. 9,014 18,717 54,586 414,282 178,768 473,270 9,827
Marlborough .. 7,523 10,882 35,991 965,592 414,262 1,037,660 6,821
Westland .. 3,461 10,024 38,569 64,679 27,883 66,907 3,494
Canterbury .. 68,964 59,775 175,798 4,058,374 2,300,013 5,135,942 41,695
Otago .. 42,338 45,694 126,021 2,641,953 1,179,824 3,097,291 14,260
Southland .. 30,897 46,153 148,710 1,562,450 788,803 1,889,844 11,427
Totals, Dominion, 1918 (interim figs.) 378,991 797,569 2,888,214 23,651,574 11,243,802 26,538,302 258,269
Totals, Dominion, 1917 (final figures) 373,600 777,439 2,575,230 22,462,291 10,745,386 25,270,386 283,770


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🌾 Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics for 1917–18

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
23 August 1918
Agriculture, Pastoral, Statistics, Crops, Livestock, Land Districts
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician